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August 12, 2005

Coldplay in concert


Yesterday was the Coldplay concert in Pittsburgh. I didn't realize that I was taking a trip into the heart of "midriff" nation. Where most of the crowd was their to see a "cool" show. Despite that and the interesting smell it was a good concert. The opener was a band called Black Mountain, which played for about 45 minutes. They were half decent although they sounded like a pretty generic rock band with some female vocals on some songs. Then Coldplay finally made it to the stage (a bit long in my opinion, but then they can sell in the tens of thousands of tickets). Probably not the best concert I have ever been too, but I still have respect for the band and they are able to keep their egos in check (or can fake it really well). In the middle part of the concert they had an acoustic set where they played 'Til Kingdom Come, a tribute to Johnny Cash. The sounds and lights were also well done. They played a few songs from each of their three albums, while focusing on the new one. The band is also made the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone. This is the unofficial setlist for the concert:
Square One
Politik
Yellow
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
Speed Of Sound
Low
The Hardest Part
Everything's Not Lost
White Shadows
The Scientist
'Til Kingdom Come (Acoustic)
Don't Panic (Acoustic)
Clocks
Talk
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Swallowed In The Sea
In My Place
Fix You

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